Gastrointestinal parasites of the Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis)

• Main Author: Hongisto, Hanna
• Other Authors: Turun ammattikorkeakoulu
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Turun ammattikorkeakoulu 2014
• Subjects: Saimaannorppa; norppa; suolisto; loiset; väkäkärsämato; Acanthocephala; Corynosoma magdaleni; fi=Luonnonvara- ja ympäristöala|sv=Bioekonomi och Miljöbranschen|en=Natural Resources and Environment|; Kala- ja ympäristötalouden koulutusohjelma; Kalan; Paksu; Norppa; Pusa hispida; ringed seal
• Online Access: http://www.theseus.fi/handle/10024/83247

The aim of this study was to examine the distribution of parasites in the intestinal tract of the Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis). The material used in this study was collected from seal individuals which were found dead in Lake Saimaa between years 2004–2012. The age of the individuals...